Louisa Dennison Wells
Louisa Dennison Wells (June 1st, 1862 – 1938) worked as one of the Women Astronomical Computers at the Harvard College Observatory from 1887 until 1937.
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Louisa Winlock
Louisa Winlock (1860-1916) worked at Harvard College Observatory for 29 years from 1886-1915.
Mabel Abbie Gill
Mabel Abbie Gill (September 29, 1873 – May 19, 1961) worked as one of the Women Astronomical Computers at the Harvard College Observatory from 1892 until 1927.
Rhoda G Saunders Hayes
Rhoda G. Saunders Hayes (May 23rd, 1848 – July 9th, 1932) worked as one of the first Women Astronomical Computers at the Harvard College Observatory from 1875 to 1888.
Mabel Cushman Stevens
Mabel Cushman Stevens (Jan 29, 1867 – Jan 25, 1917) worked as one of the Women Astronomical Computers at the Harvard College Observatory from 1888 to 1906.
May Arif Kaftan-Kassim
May Arif Kaftan (January 14, 1928–July 23, 2020), also known by the surname Kaftan-Kassim, worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1953 to approximately 1962. Her work was focused on radio astronomy.
Dorothy W Block Paraskevopoulos
Dorothy W. Block Paraskevopoulos (1891-1967) was a Jewish American Astronomer who worked for the Harvard College, Yerkes, and Boyden Station Observatories.
Evelyn Frances Leland
Evelyn Frances Leland (1867-1931) worked at the Harvard observatory for 36 years between 1889-1925. She calculated stellar spectra and became an expert on variable stars.
Ruth Bailey
Ruth Elaine Poulter Bailey worked with the Harvard College Observatory from 1888 to 1925. She helped to manage Harvard’s Boyden Station in Arequipa, Peru, assisted with some processing and analysis of glass plates in Arequipa, and served as a hostess for observatory social life in both Arequipa and Cambridge.
Susan Raymond King
Susan Raymond King (June 27, 1892-October 30, 1970) worked at the Harvard College Observatory from 1914 to 1919.1 Her work focused on measuring asteroids and variable stars.